Phoenixville student struck by car in stable condition

PHOENIXVILLE — A Phoenixville Area High School senior who was struck by a car on Route 29 while walking home from school Tuesday evening, remains hospitalized in stable condition as she is treated for serious injuries, police confirmed Thursday.

Phoenixville Sgt. Tom Goggin said the 17-year-old is being treated for broken bones, including a broken clavicle and arm, and has injuries that will require more long-term rehabilitation.

She was in the area of Route 29 (Main Street) and City Line Avenue, in the area of Phoenixville High School, when she was struck around 5:30 p.m., police said.

“There was a collision between her and a 2010 Toyota Corolla operated by William Dunn,” Goggin said. Dunn, 35, was driving north on Route 29 headed to his home in Spring City at the time.

“He was traveling north on Route 29 in the area of City Line Avenue, and he becomes aware he hit something, and it was discovered the female had been hit by his car,” Goggin said, of what the preliminary investigation indicates. “She was lying injured on the side of the road.” An accident reconstruction is part of the ongoing investigation, and Goggin confirmed investigators did speak with witnesses.

Goggin said Dunn was “completely cooperative and absolutely devastated” after the crash. Goggin said blood was drawn, which is routine in serious crashes, although “there is no preliminary indication he was speeding or under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Goggin said he followed up with Dunn after the crash and Dunn “told me flat out, all his thoughts and prayers are with this girl.”

Goggin said police notified the school district of the incident.

The school district issued a statement to The Mercury Thursday, indicating “Our thoughts and prayers are with the girl and her family” and wishing her a “speedy recovery.”

Goggin said the girl is very fortunate, but the road ahead will be a long one.

“She cleared some hurdles here,” Goggin said. “One is survived the night and the other is that she doesn’t have any paralysis or brain injury. But it’s going to be a long period of recovery for her.”